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Culture & Prehistory
Vocab and Info
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Culture | the way of life for an entire society. |
| Specialization of Labor aka | Job Specialization |
| Specialization of Labor | 1. when people take work in jobs that require unique skill sets 2. potter, tailor, warrior, scribe, jewelry maker |
| What were the first permanent settlements? | Farming villages |
| Cities | 1. Developed after surpluses became common 2. the population grew beyond a town to a large community |
| Organized Religion | developed as people began to search for their in purpose in life and to help explain why things, like storm, happened |
| Why did Social Classes develop? | surplus food production led to the development of specialized jobs and classes based on status and wealth |
| Organized Gov’t. | 1. Governments and city-states came about because rulers gained control over larger areas and more resources. 2. They also wanted to bring order to the cities. |
| Public Works | projects built by the gov't to help people in a society live better lives |
| Public Works examples | ex. roads, bridges, aqueducts, temples, arenas, baths, and sewers. |
| Art & Architecture | Achievements of ancient civilizations |
| Writing | Developed so farmers could keep track of crops & merchants could record sales prices |
| Mesopotamian writing | Cuneiform |
| Phoenician alphabet Advantage | it was easier to write than cuneiform |
| Effect of Phoenician alphabet | Became the language of trade so reading and writing became more common |
| Technological advances of Stone Age people | 1. Making tools out of bone and wood 2. ability to make fire - cooking, heat, safety 3. Animal skin clothes |
| surplus | extra amount left over |
| Since there was a surplus... | people could live in permanent homes |
| Since they were no longer hunter-gatherer nomads and had extra food... | the population grew. |
| There were more than enough people to farm so people could develop unique skills. This is called... | Specialization of Labor |
| Job specialization led to products being made by artisans. This led to... | Trade, Wealth, & Social Classes developing |
| the Agricultural Revolution | the ability of humans to change from nomadic hunter-gatherers to learning how to farm and domesticate animals |
| Agricultural Revolution aka | Neolithic Revolution |
| Artisan | A person who makes things with their hands |
| Trader | A person who buys & sells goods |
| What was the impact of trade on a civilization's economy? | Trading helped bring new products, ideas, & natural resources from one civilization to another civilization. |
| How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to job specialization? | During the Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution, food surpluses caused populations to explode and cities developed. Fewer people needed to farm, so they could do other kinds of work, such as making clothing, pottery, tools & jewelry. |
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Ms. Fernan
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